Virginia Pennywort

Obolaria virginica

''Obolaria virginica'', commonly known as Virginia pennywort, is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family. It is monotypic, with no other species in the genus ''Obolaria''. It is a perennial that produces white flowers in the spring. It is often difficult to locate due to its small stature, and tendency to be buried under leaf litter.
Virginia Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) Growing in moist leaf litter (pushing through) in a densely forested valley. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71038/virginia_pennywort_obolaria_virginica.html Geotagged,Obolaria,Obolaria virginica,United States,Winter

Distribution

It is native to the eastern United States, where it is found in nutrient-rich forests. It is believed to be mycoheterotrophic, getting much of its nutrients though a symbiotic relationship with fungi, instead of through its small purplish-green leaves.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusObolaria
SpeciesVirginica
Photographed in
United States of America